Research Profile for Mr. Sitkiewicz

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• Parkland Students Give Surprise Tonys Performance After Teacher Gets Award by MAYA SALAM Yesterday
  At Radio City Music Hall, Melody Herzfeld said that receiving the excellence in theater education prize was a “defining moment” in her life.
• Ira Berlin Is Dead at 77; Groundbreaking Historian of Slavery by NEIL GENZLINGER Friday
  Dr. Berlin’s deeply researched books showed that slavery and its aftermath were far more complex than most people realized.
• Surfacing: ‘It Felt Like I Was Wrapped in One Big Hug’: Inside the Chicago Gay and Straight Alliance Prom by BRITT JULIOUS and ADAM JASON COHEN Friday
  The dress code is decidedly anti-dress code, students qualified for prom king and queen based on which category they chose, and more than one student sported a “pan flag.”
• Paul D. Boyer, 99, Dies; Nobel Winner Decoded Enzyme That Powers Life by ROBERT D. McFADDEN Jun 7, 2018
  He shared the 1997 prize in chemistry for his work on understanding how organisms get energy from their environments and process it to stay alive.
• Are You an L.G.B.T. Teen Who Attended Prom This Year? We Want to Hear From You by MAYA SALAM Jun 7, 2018
  We’d love to see a photograph from your night and hear what you loved, and didn’t love, about it.
• In the Age of Trump, Civics Courses Make a Comeback by ALINA TUGEND Jun 7, 2018
  Schools that traded history and government for more science and technology are rethinking the calculation, hoping to create a new generation of activists.
• Gordon M. Ambach, New York Education Chief in ’80s, Dies at 83 by SAM ROBERTS Jun 6, 2018
  He persuaded the New York State Regents to pass more rigorous academic standards for high school graduation.
• Jill Ker Conway, 83, Feminist Author and Smith President, Dies by NEIL GENZLINGER Jun 6, 2018
  Dr. Conway wrote three acclaimed memoirs, starting with her childhood on a sheep ranch in Australia and ending in American academia.
• Your Graduation Speeches in 50 Words by LAUREN HARD Jun 6, 2018
  Readers shared pearls of wisdom they wish they had heard as a 20-something.
• What Budget Cuts Mean for Third Graders in a Rural School by DANA GOLDSTEIN Jun 6, 2018
  An elementary school in North Carolina illustrates some of the many challenges facing public schools across the country.
• Edcamps: The ‘Unconferences,’ Where Teachers Teach Themselves by KATHERINE SCHULTEN Jun 6, 2018
  Tired of traditional professional development that may not meet their needs, teachers are creating their own events and giving up weekends to do it.
• At Christian Colleges, a Collision of Gay Rights and Traditional Values by LAURA PAPPANO Jun 6, 2018
  Many students want to use their love for Jesus not to uphold traditional values, but to engage with and change the world.
• Colleges Grapple With Where — or Whether — to Draw the Line on Free Speech by ALINA TUGEND Jun 5, 2018
  Higher education is struggling to balance the demand by some students to be protected from offensive speech while guaranteeing freedom of speech to others.
• Colleges and State Laws Are Clamping Down on Fraternities by KYLE SPENCER Jun 5, 2018
  A new law in Louisiana makes some hazing actions a felony, and other states are looking to adopt similar measures.
• At Middlesex Community College, Extra Help for Asian Students by LINDA K. WERTHEIMER Jun 5, 2018
  Southeast Asians are the fastest-growing ethnic or racial group in community colleges and enter with a number of issues, including poverty and PTSD.
• Excerpts From the Higher Ed Leaders Forum by THE NEW YORK TIMES Jun 5, 2018
  Top education experts shared their thoughts at panel discussions and other onstage conversations at the event hosted by The New York Times.
• What’s the Biggest Challenge for Colleges and Universities? by THE NEW YORK TIMES Jun 5, 2018
  We asked participants at The New York Times Higher Ed Leaders Forum to tell us, in their own words.
• Bulletin Board Jun 5, 2018
  A collection of views, news and more from the Learning section.
• The Cost of Going Back to School as an Adult by KERRY HANNON Jun 5, 2018
  Career shifts typically require a sizable tuition tab that can be tough to finance, and an increasing number of workers are facing that reality.
• 4 Parkland Seniors Who Died in School Shooting Are Honored at Graduation by MATTHEW HAAG Jun 4, 2018
  The mother of Joaquin Oliver, who was killed in the February shooting, received his diploma while wearing a shirt with five words on it: This should be my son.

• 'We're going to drink a little bit tonight:' Timely rain leads to Clint Bowyer win by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Yesterday
  Thirty-eight cars were drenched in rain. One car was soaked with rain and beer.
• Fan celebrates his 1,000th NASCAR race this weekend at MIS by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Yesterday
  Joe Baumann put 800,000 miles on his last motor home, going through four engines.
• Man shot out of cannon during pre-race festivities at Michigan International Speedway by Evan Sasiela | esasiela@mlive.com Yesterday
  David "The Bullet," Smith Jr. is the world record holder for his human cannonball skills.
• Rain delays start of NASCAR race at Michigan International Speedway by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Yesterday
  The green flag was scheduled to fly at 2:16 p.m. on Sunday at Michigan International Speedway, but Mother Nature had other ideas.
• NASCAR's Mark Martin takes a 'damn exciting' spin around MIS - but he's staying retired by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Yesterday
  Throwing a bright red Ford Mustang GT pace car into gear, it didn't take 59-year-old Mark Martin long to reach speeds near 110 mph.
• 180 mph 'chess match' shortened by rain, No. 3 returns to MIS victory lane by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Saturday
  The last NASCAR driver to win driving the No. 3 at Michigan? Dale Earnhardt in 1990.
• Kitchen damaged in fire at Summit Township home by Evan Sasiela | esasiela@mlive.com Saturday
  A three-story home suffered fire damage in its kitchen area and heavy smoke damage to its first floor after a fire Saturday, June 9.
• Home destroyed, 15-year-old dog lost in Hanover Township fire by Evan Sasiela | esasiela@mlive.com Saturday
  A fire damaged a Hanover Township home Saturday, June 9, in what an assistant fire chief called a "total loss."
• Family started by racetrack romance 50 years ago still comes back to MIS by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Saturday
  "We can't get lost here. I can get as drunk as I want, and I know where I'm at, here."
• Young Michigander aims to be NASCAR's next Tony Stewart by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Saturday
  A 20-year-old named Vinnie is poised to be Michigan's next great racer.
• Our search for Michigan's Best Mexican Restaurant wraps up by John Gonzalez | gonzo@mlive.com Friday
  John Gonzalez and Amy Sherman of MLive visited 40 restaurants from May 17-June 8, 2018 in their search for Michigan's Best Mexican Restaurant.
• Sackrider Hill cross still standing tall at Grass Lake-area church by Leanne Smith | lsmith12@mlive.com Friday
  It's at Crusade for Christ Ministries near Mount Hope and Seymour roads, about a mile from its original location.
• Splash Pad welcomes hundreds in summer opening at Cascades by Mitchell Kukulka | MKukulka@mlive.com Friday
  Hundreds of kids and their parents flocked to Cascades Falls Park on Friday to celebrate the opening day of the Splash Pad Aquatics Park.
• Man stabbed in the neck during dispute in Jackson; suspect arrested by Danielle Salisbury | Danielle_Salisbury@mlive.com Friday
  The two, ages 29 and 50, were arguing before 8 a.m. in the 500 block of Oak Street and the younger man knifed his acquaintance in the neck and then struck him with a baseball bat, Lt. Adam Williams said.
• Third person wounded by gunfire in five days in Jackson by Danielle Salisbury | Danielle_Salisbury@mlive.com Friday
  Jackson police are investigating connections and believe some of the recent shootings and reports of shots fired are gang-related, Lt. Adam Williams said.
• Extravagant RVs take positions at Michigan International Speedway by Evan Sasiela | esasiela@mlive.com Friday
  NASCAR race weekend at MIS gives people a chance to not only check out the driver's cars, but also some high-end RVs.
• $2,500 NASCAR campsites, 'all-you-can-eat' seats replace old MIS grandstands by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Friday
  The space used to include $38 seats for NASCAR races.
• Here's why Michigan International Speedway is the fastest track in NASCAR by Taylor DesOrmeau | tdesorme@mlive.com Friday
  The short answer: Physics.
• Principal bids farewell to Michigan Center students for final time by Mitchell Kukulka | MKukulka@mlive.com Friday
  Arnold Elementary School Principal Kelly McCloughan is retiring after 25 years with Michigan Center Schools.
• Girlfriend says Jackson councilman punched, choked her, pulled out her hair by Danielle Salisbury | Danielle_Salisbury@mlive.com Jun 7, 2018
  The injuries were still visible Thursday morning, more than two weeks after Andrew Frounfelker - accused of assault with intent to do great bodily harm - allegedly attacked her May 22.